A Caerphilly care home has been opening its doors to children at a local primary school to encourage people from across the generational divide to... Caerphilly Care Home Brings Generations Together To Celebrate Global Intergenerational Week appeared first on The Carer.

The new Mayor of York and North Yorkshire and all other newly-elected politicians must make use of their power to bring about reform of social... New Mayor Of York Must Make Social Care a Priority Operators Say appeared first on The Carer.

Chief executives of the UK’s palliative and end of life care charities have united during Dying Matters Awareness Week to urge party leaders to prioritise... Palliative Care Sector Unites To Give Stark Warning To Next Government appeared first on The Carer.

This article outlines the key legal and professional responsibilities of the professional nurse advocate when undertaking restorative clinical supervision. The law, confidentiality and accountability for the PNA appeared first on Nursing Times.

Chief executive officer of the International Council of Nurses Howard Catton on the vital role that nurses play in healthcare globally. ‘The economic power of nursing enhances global resilience’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

Moorfields Eye Hospital delivered training to raise awareness of the needs of people with sight impairment among community nurses and health care assistants working in care homes. This initiative won the Care of Older People category in the 2023 Nursing Times Awards. Eye envoys: a training mission to upskill community nursing staff appeared first on Nursing Times.

Messages sent to millions of patients via the NHS App have saved the NHS £1.1 million on the cost of previously sending the information via text message.  During 2023/24, 22.5 million messages were sent through the NHS App, which would have previously been sent as a text message or letter.  The average cost of sending […]

SSSC registration systems and website will be down from 5pm 28 May to 10am 3 June.

The NHS is to roll out a “game-changing” new laser beam therapy next month to help reduce seizures for patients with epilepsy. The cutting-edge fibre optic laser therapy, known as Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT), targets the part of the brain causing seizures without the need for invasive surgery. The treatment will now be rolled out […]

Health and care workers across the UK have come together today to celebrate International Day of the Midwife 2024, which is focused on the role of midwifery in tackling the climate crisis. Midwifery profession celebrated on International Day of the Midwife appeared first on Nursing Times.

Today we celebrate all midwives and midwifery students who strive to create safe, empowering pregnancies and births for women, babies and families across the UK

Nurses and nursing support workers in Scotland are being encouraged to complete a survey which aims to measure the impact of new safe staffing legislation. Scotland nurses asked to help ‘scrutinise’ new staffing law appeared first on Nursing Times.